Mitchell Starc, the star pace bowler from Australia was the center of IPL fans’ attention for the last few weeks. IPL auctions are scheduled on December 19, 2019, and many cricket experts were already speculating on why various IPL teams will look to buy Mitchell Starc in the auction. In this article, we will see some twitter reactions on Mitchell Starc’s decision not to play in the IPL 2020.
Mitchell Starc was the leading wicket-taker in ODI World Cup 2019 where once again he had proved why he is so valuable for the team he plays for. He was also the leading wicket-taker in the recently concluded Test series against Pakistan.
One team which needed bowler like Mitchell Starc was Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB bowlers struggled a lot last year and the fans wished to put an end to these struggles by having Mitchell Starc in their bowling department.
But all these wishes will remain wishes only, as Mitchell Starc has decided to opt-out of the IPL auctions this year. He took this decision of not playing in the IPL 2020 as he wants to focus on the red ball cricket.
Thus, all IPL fans and cricket fans, in general, all over the world were surprised, some shocked and a lot of them got sad after hearing the news.
Last year also Starc had opted out of the IPL to focus on the ODI World Cup. He had played his last IPL match in 2015 for Royal Challengers Banglore under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. He was their key bowler in that season. In 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for Rs 9.4 crore but due to injury, he didnโt play a single match.
Okay now, let us see some Twitter reactions on Mitchel Starc’s IPL opt-out news.
- Mufaddal could not hide his feelings and was confused about whether to laugh or cry at the sudden turn of events.
Gotta feel for every RCB fans, we wanted him so badly in the team this time but just before the auctions he refuses to play it. ๐คฃ๐ญ
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 2, 2019
2. Mubin posted a timely clip that shows Starc’s thinking process when it comes to money and playing cricket for his country.
All those who are saying Mitchell Starc should be in IPL and Earn Millions, He chose a HATTRICK over $5Million CASH!#MitchellStarc pic.twitter.com/hFunJ8ZpCR
— mubin (@_mubean__) December 2, 2019
3.ย Pradhyoth was quick to remind Mitchell Starc what he will miss, with some humor.
Pat Cummins garage v Mitchell starc
Garage https://t.co/W3DfAiQDIf pic.twitter.com/oCKj4dZvYF— Pradhyoth (@Pradhyoth1) December 2, 2019
4. Manish posted a funny clip from Munnabhai MBBS movie of Starc saying ‘No’ to all the hopeful IPL teams.
RCB, KXIP, KKR Fans to Mitchell Starc :
Are you coming to India for #IPL2020 ? pic.twitter.com/8aRkcZDSLq
— manish (@IManish311) December 2, 2019
5. CricBlog shared a meme which perfectly showed the frustration of RCB fans on the news.
"How could you pull out of the IPL Auction?"#IPL2020 #IPLAuction #Cricket pic.twitter.com/Hb5sjYSfxt
— CricBlog (@cric_blog) December 3, 2019
6. Harish threw some light on what might have prompted Starc to opt-out and supported the decision fully.
I'm sure opting out of IPL, wouldn't have been an easy decision to make for Mitchell Starc.
Be it for anyone, mental space and family time are equally important thing as earning some quick bucks.
He'll be back, uprooting stumps and playing for his country – Where he belongs! ๐ช๐ฝ
— Harish S Itagi (@HarishSItagi) December 2, 2019
7.ย Don went into deep thoughts after the unexpected news
Mitchell Starc has opted out of the IPL for the second successive season
Me right now: pic.twitter.com/Ro3pSNi8FD
— Don โก (@gurdeep0701) December 2, 2019
8. Kartik shared the truth about the IPL enthusiasts which includes us too.
A minute silence for those #IPL enthusiasts who predicted #MitchellStarc in their teams. Including me ๐#OptsOut #IPLAuction #Cricket #IPL2020
— Kartik Sreekumar (@KartikSreekumar) December 3, 2019
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9.ย There was one twitter user who was not one bit surprised by the news.
https://twitter.com/pull_playlist/status/1201538589537886208
10.ย Vivek thinks Mitchell Starc is running away from RCB.
Maybe someone told him that @RCBTweets is after him ๐๐#IPL2020 #MitchellStarc https://t.co/6Ze9CzCwYK
— That Cricket Guy (@Vivek7968) December 2, 2019
11. Silly Point used a sarcastic meme to express RCB fans’ frustrations over their unfulfilled wishes.
RCB fans having a chat with Mitchell Starc for pulling out of IPL. pic.twitter.com/eqWSuIl15Q
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) December 4, 2019
12.ย Many IPL fans felt betrayed and hurt with the news and Ovi shared a meme from Amir Khan’s movie with the dialogue, which translates “Deceit is my nature”
Mitchell Starc ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ pic.twitter.com/lQw2sjwMee
— Ovi (@Abhijit_19) December 2, 2019
13. Vivek came up with a funny caption to ICC’s tweet. Langer’s reaction is noteworthy.
Imam ~ Me & Starc are exactly the same ๐
Langer ~ How? ๐ค
Imam ~ We both don't play IPL ๐
Langer ~ ๐ฎ๐๐คฃ#AUSvsPAK #IPL2020 #AUSvsPAK #MitchellStarc #ImamUlHaq https://t.co/g2R7GHJukL— That Cricket Guy (@Vivek7968) December 2, 2019
Alright, so those were some interesting twitter reactions on Mitchell Starc’s decision not to play in IPL 2020. We hope you had some good laughs. No doubt it is sad news for all IPL fans who will miss watching the pace bowling of Starc in the IPL, but these above tweets have definitely softened the blow.
Thanks for reading and please share your funny reactions in the comments section below!
(Article by Sachin Sidhamwar, edited and compiled by Vipul B)
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